I think most of all,
one person I wanna thank, I wanna thank my brother. >> [APPLAUSE]
>> Like he said, he always set the standard high,
he's kept me, on a pace to be the best I could be. And I don't think I could
ever have done this, you go do something you love in your life. And it's icing on the cake when you
get to do it with your brother. He always kept me in check, and I probably
wouldn't be here if it wasn't for him. So I thank my brother and
I thank you all you people out there. >> [APPLAUSE]
>> For supporting us. >> [APPLAUSE]
>> To all the phenomenal men and women on the roster, thank you for
allowing me to earn your respect. Not only as Booker's wife, but
as an entertainer in my own right, and thank you Booker. [LAUGH]
>> [APPLAUSE] >> Thank you Booker, for the run of a lifetime. You embody the role of a king so masterfully that it was
easy to follow your lead. So with a slight tilt of the head
posture to rival the royals a wickedly smooth wave of the wrist. An extended pinky finger and
the incessant chants all hail King Booker. >> [APPLAUSE] >> I was able to elicit the most raucous boos from you the WWE fans thank you,
for allowing me to entertain you. It has been one of
the greatest joys of my life. >> There are endless stories that I could
tell about Shad standing up for others, helping others, and
fighting for what was right. Shad used to tell our son that there
are two types of men in the world, the wolves and the sheep dogs. And he would tell him to
always be a sheep dog, for the definition of a sheep
dog is as follow. The sheep dogs protect the flock
of sheep from the wolves, by combining elements from both the sheep,
and the wolf. They are empathetic towards others, yet
they understand violence and aggression. Most importantly, they know how to use their aggression to protect others, the true definition of Shad. >> [APPLAUSE]
>> And now I'd like to speak to my son son, you are a sheep dog,
your dad knew it before I did. The best of daddy lives in you and you come from a great man. >> [APPLAUSE] >> I want you to always hold your head up high when anyone speaks of your dad,
because you had a badass dad. >> Yeah. >> Drafted to the NFL,
played in the Super Bowl, had an eye popping experience in Japan. >> [LAUGH]
>> Boy meets world Baywatch, and the infamous White Castle of fear. >> Yeah. >> [APPLAUSE]
>> [LAUGH] >> But then he went on to become the 13 time world champ on four
separate continents. >> Yep. >> [APPLAUSE]
>> But the one thing that's not on his
resume that should be highlighted and that's at the actually very top of his
resume, is who he was as a father. I stand before you his only child,
his only son and, what I can say to all of you up there. And I know everyone on the stage,
when you're on the road constantly, you miss a lot of important events, a lot
of birthdays, a lot of cool experiences. And my father and
I we always chatted that, probably missed half of
my childhood growing up. >> Yeah. >> [NOISE]
>> But what he accomplished with that tim, wWas more than any of my friend's
fathers who was around full-time. I couldn't have asked for a better father. >> [APPLAUSE]
>> I couldn't have asked for a better father, I couldn't ask for
a better mentor. He taught me what a hard day of work
looked like, but most importantly, he made sure I was never afraid of it. >> Yeah. >> [APPLAUSE]
>> So, if there is a Hall of Fame for being a father, Papa,
you were in it a long time ago. >> [APPLAUSE]
>> Some of the individuals he's been in the ring with would be and I'll read
them quickly so you don't interrupt me. >> What? >> What? >> What, what what? >> [APPLAUSE]
>> Jimmy Snuka, Jake the Snake Roberts,
Giant Gonzalez, King Kong Bundy. Diesel, Sycho Sid, Kane,
Big Boss Man, Brian- >> What? >> Who was a full Undertaker imagine
that The Undertaker, wrestling himself. >> What? >> Ric Flair, Big Show,
Goldberg, Rey Mysterio, Mark Henry, The Great Khali, Mabel. Yokozuna, Bray Wyatt, AJ Style,
Roman Reigns, Bret Hart, JBL. Booker T, Kamala, Jeff Hardy,
Kurt Angle, Mankind, Goldust, Vader, man it's a long list. The Ultimate Warrior, Hulk Hogan, Shane
McMahon, Shawn Michaels, Randy Orton, Batista. Edge, Brock Lesnar, Tripple H, Stone Cold Steve Austin,
John Cena, and The Rock. >> [APPLAUSE] You deserve it, [APPLAUSE] you deserve it, [APPLAUSE] you deserve it, [APPLAUSE] you deserve it, [APPLAUSE] you deserve it, [APPLAUSE] you deserve it. [APPLAUSE] You deserve it, [APPLAUSE] you deserve it, [APPLAUSE] you deserve it. [APPLAUSE] You deserve it, [APPLAUSE] you deserve it, [APPLAUSE]
[APPLAUSE] [NOISE] [APPLAUSE] >> Never, say never. >> [APPLAUSE]
